Prism

The prism is an n-sided, constant radius tube with n-sided planar faces on the ends of the tube.

Command

[create] Prism [height | z] <z-val> sides <nsides> radius <radius>

[create] prism [height | z] <z-val> sides <nsides> major [radius] <x-radius> minor [radius] <y-radius>

GUI

  • For multiple radii

Notes

  • The radius defines the circumradius of the n-sided polygon on the end caps.
  • If a major and minor radius are used, the end caps are bounded by a circum-ellipse instead of a circumcircle.
  • The number of sides of a prism must be greater than or equal to three.
  • A prism may also be created using the pyramid command with all radii set to the same value.